In this picture, Gina Lollobrigida is sniffing Italian Seasoning as well as other spices and herbs.
| C.P. McCormick meets Gina Lollobrigida |
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In 1958, Charles P. McCormick was the National
Chairman of the Heart Fund Campaign. On February 4th, the
Italian movie actress, Gina Lollobrigida, was in Baltimore to attend
the premiere of her latest movie, "Beautiful but Dangerous" and help
promote the Heart Fund Campaign. In the evening she visited
Friendship Court where C.P. hosted a reception in her honor.
Her final appearance for the day was at the Mayfair Theatre.
Introduced by C.P., she made an appeal for the Heart Fund
prior to the showing of her film. In this picture, Gina Lollobrigida is sniffing Italian Seasoning as well as other spices and herbs. |
| C.P. McCormick meets a current and future President |
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| On February 2, 1959, Senator Lyndon B. Johnson (Texas), Democratic majority leader, was the year's recipient of the annual "heart-of-the-year" award presented by President Eisenhower in a ceremony at the White House. Charles P. McCormick, Chairman of the National Heart Fund Campaign, Mrs. Johnson and Bruce Barton, head of the Heart Association Board, witness the presentation. Senator Johnson was cited for his "faith, courage and achievement in meeting the personal challenge of heart disease" and for having "inspired people everywhere with new hope and confidence." |
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| The following day, February 3rd, C.P. and Bruce Barton participated in another White House ceremony where Mamie Eisenhower crowned America's 1959 Valentine Girl, Debby Quinn, 6, of LaPorte, Indiana. Debby had benefited form heart surgery. |
| Early Invoice |
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| Douglas E. Ernest, who back in the fifties was the McCormick Representative in Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia, came across this invoice, dated 1889, the year the company was founded. Hand-written in "good black ink" invoices in those days were works of art. The paper and the beautiful script have withstood the years, although the items and prices are long gone. |
| Many of you may remember Bev Boyd as "The Diva." Here she is entertaining down at the Light Street Plant. | |
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| Did you know that McCormick once had a.............. |
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Duck Pin Bowling Team.
The year was 1912
and pictured left to right are J. Shoul, J. Jewer, H. Shoul, L Ziegler,
and F. Siegmann. |
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| Baseball Team (complete with uniforms) |
| The year was 1915 and standing in the back row (l. to r.) are Dill, Gochnaver, Blackburn, Essig, Newton and Thomas. The two men kneeling are McCormick and Williams. In the front row are Jewer, Forsythe, and Luttrell. |
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| Barber Shop |
| The Barber Shop was located on the seventh floor of the Light Street Building near Friendship Court. |